7th BC$ bowl worth $40 million?

[laaztec]

The addition of a seventh bowl, if finalized, could help the Big East — which perennially should be the strongest of the perceived weaker conferences — save face and play in a bowl that will be part of the national semifinal rotation. An appearance in the game would also net the Big East $40 million in TV money — half of what the Rose Bowl pays out, but easily the best new commissioner Mike Aresco could have done under the circumstances.

Interestingly, when you compare BCS bowl records, the Big East is 7-7, while the ACC is 2-13. The leagues are 5-5 when paired up against each other in bowl games. But the ACC has more stability, and the Big East is still looking to finalize a TV package.

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[RockNFish]

Even if its "only" 20M that's still 20X the Vegas bowl. The BE still has to find an permanent alternative bowl for its champion/runner-up, but guess its gonna be way better than what we have today.

[myownwords]

Am I missing something? The author comments that $40 million is the "...best that the new commissioner can do..."? Huh? Seems pretty damn good to me. What did we get for the New Orleans Bowl? $750,000 to the MWC and a loss to us?

[uncledougy]

Sept 27, 2012 12:10:34 GMT -8 myownwords said:

Am I missing something? The author comments that $40 million is the "...best that the new commissioner can do..."? Huh? Seems pretty damn good to me. What did we get for the New Orleans Bowl? $750,000 to the MWC and a loss to us?

Its truly amazing an appearance in a bowl game can result in a net loss....(if true)

[monty]

Sept 27, 2012 12:51:27 GMT -8 uncledougy said:

Sept 27, 2012 12:10:34 GMT -8 myownwords said:

Am I missing something? The author comments that $40 million is the "...best that the new commissioner can do..."? Huh? Seems pretty damn good to me. What did we get for the New Orleans Bowl? $750,000 to the MWC and a loss to us?

Its truly amazing an appearance in a bowl game can result in a net loss....(if true)

I would imagine we lost a bunch of money on the Orleans bowl

[jhonka34]

Sept 27, 2012 12:51:27 GMT -8 uncledougy said:

Sept 27, 2012 12:10:34 GMT -8 myownwords said:

Am I missing something? The author comments that $40 million is the "...best that the new commissioner can do..."? Huh? Seems pretty damn good to me. What did we get for the New Orleans Bowl? $750,000 to the MWC and a loss to us?

Its truly amazing an appearance in a bowl game can result in a net loss....(if true)

In strict terms, a net loss is the rule not an abnormality. Most schools in lower tier bowls don't get enough from the payout that it costs to send the team to the game.

In the long run it makes financial sense in terms of merchandising and future ticket sales but strictly speaking direct revenue to direct expenditures, many bowls are losing propositions.

[AztecBill]

But will the teams involved each get $20? In the BCS, when the MWC gots a game they only got a portion of the amount that BCS teams got because the non-BCS conferences shared some of the money.

[aztecfankrishnan]

Quote from the article: "Interestingly, when you compare BCS bowl records, the Big East is 7-7, while the ACC is 2-13. The leagues are 5-5 when paired up against each other in bowl games. But the ACC has more stability, and the Big East is still looking to finalize a TV package."

Read more: www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/illinois-ploy-penn-state-nittany-lions-uproar-entering-weekend-matchup-article-1.1169279#ixzz27iXmag41

[mightymightyaztecs]

Sept 27, 2012 13:04:55 GMT -8 AztecBill said:

But will the teams involved each get $20? In the BCS, when the MWC gots a game they only got a portion of the amount that BCS teams got because the non-BCS conferences shared some of the money.

That's the crux of it. No matter how much the new bowl ends up being worth, if it has to be split amongst all the have-nots, then it will be a pittance by comparison to the other six. Now if the teams playing split half and then the rest goes in a pot that's a different matter.